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BACKGROUND On March 27, 2020,The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748) was signed into law. The bill provided $5 billion to the CDBG program to rapidly respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The City was previously awarded $201,314 of first round of Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG- CV1) funds this past summer. The City has been using these funds for activities to support infectious disease response, specifically for COVID-19, after the City, as required by HUD, amended the following HUD-approved plans: FY 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan, FY 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan, and Citizen Participation Plan. The City Council approved the Consolidated Plan and Action Plan at its April 21 , 2015 meeting, while the Citizen Participation Plan was approved on July 1996. Similarly, per HUD's requirement, the City will need to again amend its FY 2019-2020 Action Plan in order to secure the third round of CARES Act CDBG funding (CDBG- CV3) in the amount of $450,530. The Second Amendment to the FY2019-2020 will identify the proposed COVID-related response activities to be funded with the CDBG- CV3 funds. DISCUSSION Staff has identified the following programs that meet HUD's criteria for eligible projects and programs (See Attachment 1) that respond to the COVID-19 pandemic: The Alameda County Food Distribution project at the Alameda County Fairgrounds (led by Open Heart Kitchen in partnership with Tri-Valley Haven, Alameda County Foodbank, Alameda County, and the Cities of Pleasanton, Livermore and Dublin)--Proposed funding--$150,530. CityServe of the Tri-Valley to continue and expand the City's emergency rental assistance payments--Proposed funding-- $150,000 (See Attachment 2). Axis Community Health to provide telehealth services to respond and prevent the spread of COVID-19--Proposed funding--$150,000 (See Attachment 2). The DRAFT Second Substantial Amendment to the FY 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan, which identifies the COVID-19 activities to be funded with CDBG-CV3 funds is provided as Attachment 3. Public Review Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, HUD waived the requirements under 24 CFR 91 .105(c)(2) and (k), 91 .115(c)(2) and (I) provided that only five (5) days are required for public comments on each substantial amendment. HUD also removed the requirement to hold in-person public meetings in order to comply with national and local social gathering requirements. The DRAFT Second Substantial Amendment has been available for review from November 9. 2020 through November 17, 2020. Page 2 of 3